81 FR 11739 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 44 (March 7, 2016)
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 44 (March 7, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-04993 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 44 (Monday, March 7, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 11739-11741] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-04993] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). Agency: U.S. Census Bureau. Title: Survey of State Government Research and Development. OMB Control Number: 0607-0933. Form Number(s): Survey Frame Review Module; SRD-1 (State Agency Web Form). Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection. Number of Respondents: 604. Average Hours per Response: 1 hour and 45 minutes. Burden Hours: 1,056. Needs and Uses: The Census Bureau is requesting clearance to conduct the Survey of State Government Research and Development (SGRD) for the 2016- [[Page 11740]] 2018 survey years with the revisions outlined in this document. The Census Bureau conducts this survey on behalf of the National Science Foundation's (NSF) National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES). The NSF Act of 1950 includes a statutory charge to ``provide a central clearinghouse for the collection, interpretation, and analysis of data on scientific and engineering resources and to provide a source of information for policy formulation by other agencies in the Federal Government.'' Under the aegis of this legislative mandate, NCSES and its predecessors have sponsored surveys of research and development (R&D) since 1953, including the SGRD since 2006. This survey has helped to expand the scope of R&D collections to include state governments, where previously there had been no regularly established collection efforts, and thus a gap in the national portfolio of R&D statistics. NCSES sponsors surveys of R&D activities of Federal agencies, higher education institutions, and private industries. The results of these surveys provide a consistent information base for both federal and state government officials, industry professionals, and researchers to use in formulating public policy and planning in science and technology. These surveys allow for the analysis of current and historical trends of R&D in the U.S. and in international comparisons of R&D with other countries. The data collected from the SGRD fills a void that previously existed for collection of R&D activities. Although NCSES conducted periodic data collections of state government R&D in 1995, 1988 and 1987, more frequent collection was necessary to account for the changing dynamic of state governments' role in performing and funding R&D and their role as fiduciary intermediaries of federal funds for R&D. The survey is a census of state government departments, agencies, commissions, public authorities, and other dependent entities as defined by the Census Bureau's Census of Governments program, that performed or funded R&D activities in a given fiscal year. The Census Bureau, serving as collection agent, employs a methodology similar to the one used to collect information from state and local governments on other established censuses and surveys. This methodology involves identifying a central coordinator in each state who will assist Census Bureau staff in identifying appropriate state agencies to be surveyed. Since not all state agencies have the budget authority or operational capacity to perform or fund R&D, NCSES and Census Bureau staffs have identified those agencies most likely to perform or fund R&D based on state session laws, authorizing legislation, budget authority, previous R&D activities, and reports issued by state government agencies. The state coordinators, based on their knowledge of the state government's own activities and priorities, are asked to confirm which of the selected agencies identified should be sent the survey for a given fiscal year or to add additional agencies to the survey frame. These state coordinators also verify the final responses at the end of the data collection cycle and may assist with nonresponse follow-up with individual state agencies. The collection approach using a central state coordinator is used successfully at the Census Bureau in surveys of local school districts, as well as the annual surveys of state and local government finance. As part of the President's FY 2014 Budget Request to Congress, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) recommended NCSES receive an additional ``$500,000 to increase the frequency of the Survey of State Government Research and Development.'' Starting with the FY 2016 survey cycle, NCSES will collect data on an annual basis instead of a biennial format that was used for state government fiscal years 2010 and 2011, 2012 and 2013, and 2014 and 2015. This change from biennial to annual collection will increase the frequency and timeliness of survey results; thus increasing the utility of the statistics for data users, including the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the state governments themselves, while also allowing for the annual inclusion of these data in NCSES's own National Patterns of R&D report. Currently, NCSES must develop estimates for the non-Federal government component of the National Patterns data during the survey's off-year. Increasing the frequency by changing to an annual data collection cycle will allow for more accurate National Patterns of R&D. Results from the National Patterns are used by OMB during the budget formulation process, as well as by the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), and others interested in science and technology investments, and international competitiveness of R&D. The 2016 survey will follow the same content that was collected during the FY 2014 and FY 2015 Survey of State Government R&D. The survey announcements and forms used in the SGRD are: Survey Announcement. The Governor's letter is mailed to the Governor's Office to announce the survey collection and to solicit assignment of a State Coordinator. The State Coordinator's Announcement is sent electronically at the beginning of each survey period to solicit assistance in identifying state agencies which may perform or fund R&D activities. Later, state coordinators are asked to review final data submitted by state agencies. Form SRD-1. This form contains item descriptions and definitions of the research and development items collected by the Census Bureau on behalf of the NSF. It is used primarily as a worksheet and instruction guide by the state agencies. All state agencies supply their data by electronic means. Final survey results produced by NCSES contain state and national estimates and are useful to a variety of data users interested in R&D performance, including: The National Science Board; the OMB; the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and other science policy makers; institutional researchers; and private organizations; and many state governments. Legislators, policy officials, and researchers rely on statistics to make informed decisions about R&D investment at the Federal, state, and local level. These statistics are derived from the existing NCSES sponsored surveys of Federal agencies, higher education institutions, and private industry. The total picture of R&D expenditures, however, had been incomplete due to the lack of data from state governments prior to this implementation of the SGRD in 2006, which now fills that void. State government officials and policy makers garner the most benefit from the results of this survey. Governors and legislatures need a reliable, comprehensive source of data to help in evaluating how best to attract the high-tech R&D industries to their state. Officials are able to evaluate their investment in R&D based on comparisons with other states. These comparisons include the sources of funding, the type of R&D being conducted, and the type of R&D performer. State governments serve a unique role within the national portfolio of R&D. Not only are they both performers and funders of R&D like other sectors such as the Federal Government, higher education, or industry, but they also serve as fiduciary intermediaries between the Federal Government and other R&D performers while also providing state specific funds for R&D. [[Page 11741]] The information collected from the SGRD provides data users with perspective on this complex flow of funds. Survey results are used at the Federal level to assess and direct investment in technology and economic issues. Congressional committees and the Congressional Research Service use results of the R&D surveys. The BEA uses these data to estimate the contribution of state agency-funded R&D to the overall impact of treating R&D as an investment in BEA's statistics of gross domestic product by state-area. NSF also uses data from this survey in various publications produced about the state of R&D in the U.S. The Science and Engineering Indicators, for example, is a biennial report mandated by Congress and describes quantitatively the condition of the country's R&D efforts, and includes data from the SGRD. Survey results are also included in the National Patterns of Research and Development report's tabulations. The availability of state R&D survey results are posted to NSF's Web page allowing for public access from a variety of other data users as well. Media, university researchers, nonprofit organizations, and foreign government officials are also consumers of state R&D statistics. All users are able to utilize this information in an attempt to better understand the Nation's R&D resources. Affected Public: State, local, or tribal government. Frequency: Annually. Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary. Legal Authority: Title 13, United States Code, Sections 8(b) and Title 42, United States Code, Sections 1861-76 (National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended). This information collection request may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce collections currently under review by OMB. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to [email protected] or fax to (202) 395-5806. Dated: March 2, 2016. Glenna Mickelson, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2016-04993 Filed 3-4-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-07-P
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Animal and Plant Health Inspection ACTION: Notice of meeting. projects to be approved by the
Service Designated Federal Officer on the Dixie
SUMMARY: The Dixie Resource Advisory National Forest.
Title: Importation of Baby Corn and Committee (RAC) will meet in Cedar
Baby Carrots from Zambia. The meeting is open to the public.
City, Utah. The committee is authorized The agenda will include time for people
OMB Control Number: 0579–0284. under the Secure Rural Schools and
Summary of Collection: Under the to make oral statements of three minutes
Community Self-Determination Act (the or less. Individuals wishing to make an
Plant Protection Act (PPA) (7 U.S.C.
Act) and operates in compliance with oral statement should request in writing
7701—et seq.) the Secretary of
Agriculture is authorized to carry out the Federal Advisory Committee Act. by Friday, March 25th, 2016 to be
operations or measures to detect, The purpose of the committee is to scheduled on the agenda. Anyone who
eradicate, suppress, control, prevent, or improve collaborative relationships and would like to bring related matters to
retard the spread of plant pests new to to provide advice and recommendations the attention of the committee may file
the United States or not known to be to the Forest Service concerning projects written statements with the committee
widely distributed throughout the and funding consistent with Title II of staff before or after the meeting. Written
United States. Regulations authorized the Act. RAC information can be found comments and requests for time to make
by the PPA concerning the importation at the following Web site: http:// oral comments must be sent to Jason
of fruits and vegetables into the United cloudapps-usda-gov.force.com/FSSRS/ Hamilton, 1789 North Wedgewood
States from certain parts of the world RAC_page?id=001t0000002Jcv8AAC. Lane, Cedar City, UT 84721; by email to
are contained in ‘‘Subpart Fruits and DATES: The meeting will be held jdhamilton@fs.fed.us, or via facsimile to
Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56–8 through Wednesday, April 6th, 2016 from 9 a.m. 435–865–3791.
319.56–50). The Animal and Plant to 6 p.m. Mountain Standard Time. Meeting Accommodations: If you are
Health Inspection Service (APHIS) All RAC meetings are subject to a person requiring reasonable
regulations allow the importation into cancellation. For status of meeting prior accommodation, please make requests
the continental United States of fresh, to attendance, please contact the person in advance for sign language
dehusked immature (baby) sweet corn listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION interpreting, assistive listening devices,
and fresh baby carrots from Zambia. As CONTACT. or other reasonable accommodation. For
a condition of entry, both commodities ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at access to the facility or proceedings,
are subject to inspection at the port of 1789 North Wedgewood Lane, Cedar please contact the person listed in the
first arrival and must be accompanied City City, UT 84721, in the Dixie section titled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
by a phytosanitary certificate with an National Forest Supervisors Office, in CONTACT. All reasonable
additional declaration stating that the the SO Conference Room. The meeting accommodation requests are managed
commodity has been inspected and will also a have a VTC feed to the on a case by case basis.
found free of the quarantine pest listed Powell Ranger District office, Main Dated: February 26, 2016.
in the certificate. Conference room, in Panguitch, UT Angelita S. Bulletts,
Need and Use of the Information: 84759, with the address of, 225 East Forest Supervisor.
APHIS requires that some plants or Center Street. A conference call line will
[FR Doc. 2016–04969 Filed 3–4–16; 8:45 am]
plant products are accompanied by a also be available. The phone number
photosanitary inspection certificate that BILLING CODE 3411–15–P
will be 888–844–9904 with an access
is completed by plant health officials in code of 6404629.
the originating or transiting country. Written comments may be submitted
APHIS uses the information on the as described under SUPPLEMENTARY DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
certificate to determine the pest INFORMATION. All comments, including
condition of the shipment at the time of names and addresses when provided, Submission for OMB Review;
inspection in the foreign country. This are placed in the record and are Comment Request
information is used as a guide to the available for public inspection and The Department of Commerce will
intensity of the inspection APHIS copying. The public may inspect submit to the Office of Management and
conducts when the shipment arrives. comments received at 1789 North Budget (OMB) for clearance the
Description of Respondents: Federal Wedgewood Lane, Cedar City, UT following proposal for collection of
Government; Businesses or other for- 84721. Please call ahead to facilitate information under the provisions of the
profit. entry into the building. Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Number of Respondents: 3. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: chapter 35).
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Jason Hamilton, Resource Advisory Agency: U.S. Census Bureau.
On occasion. Committee Coordinator, by phone at Title: Survey of State Government
Total Burden Hours: 14.
435–865–3794 or via email at Research and Development.
Ruth Brown, jdhamilton@fs.fed.us. OMB Control Number: 0607–0933.
Departmental Information Collection Individuals who use Form Number(s): Survey Frame
Clearance Officer. telecommunication devices for the deaf Review Module; SRD–1 (State Agency
[FR Doc. 2016–04892 Filed 3–4–16; 8:45 am] (TDD) may call the Federal Information Web Form).
BILLING CODE 3410–34–P Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 Type of Request: Revision of a
between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., currently approved collection.
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Eastern Standard Time, Monday Number of Respondents: 604.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE through Friday. Average Hours per Response: 1 hour
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The and 45 minutes.
Forest Service purpose of the meeting is to: Burden Hours: 1,056.
1. Listen to Dixie Resource Advisory Needs and Uses: The Census Bureau
Dixie Resource Advisory Committee
Committee, Title II project proposals, is requesting clearance to conduct the
Meeting
and for the Resource Advisory Survey of State Government Research
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. Committee to vote and recommend and Development (SGRD) for the 2016–
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The information collected from the DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE amended (‘‘the Act’’). The period of
SGRD provides data users with investigation (‘‘POI’’) is July 1, 2014,
perspective on this complex flow of Foreign-Trade Zones Board through June 30, 2015. The collapsed
funds. Survey results are used at the [B–79–2015]
entity JSW Steel Limited (‘‘JSWSL’’)/
Federal level to assess and direct JSW Coated Products Limited (‘‘JSCPL’’)
investment in technology and economic Authorization of Production Activity; (collectively ‘‘JSW’’) is the sole
issues. Congressional committees and Foreign-Trade Subzone 38A; BMW mandatory respondent in this
the Congressional Research Service use Manufacturing Co., LLC; (Motor investigation. The estimated weighted-
results of the R&D surveys. The BEA Vehicle Body Parts and Lithium-Ion average dumping margins of sales at
Batteries); Spartanburg, South LTFV are shown in the ‘‘Preliminary
uses these data to estimate the
Carolina Determination’’ section of this notice.
contribution of state agency-funded R&D
Interested parties are invited to
to the overall impact of treating R&D as On October 27, 2015, BMW comment on this preliminary
an investment in BEA’s statistics of Manufacturing Company, LLC, operator determination.
gross domestic product by state-area. of Subzone 38A, submitted a DATES: Effective March 7, 2016.
NSF also uses data from this survey notification of proposed production
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
in various publications produced about activity to the Foreign-Trade Zones
Patrick O’Connor or Jeffrey Pedersen,
the state of R&D in the U.S. The Science (FTZ) Board for its facility in
AD/CVD Operations, Office IV,
and Engineering Indicators, for example, Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Enforcement and Compliance,
is a biennial report mandated by The notification was processed in
International Trade Administration,
Congress and describes quantitatively accordance with the regulations of the
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
the condition of the country’s R&D FTZ Board (15 CFR part 400), including
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
efforts, and includes data from the notice in the Federal Register inviting
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–0989 or
SGRD. Survey results are also included public comment (80 FR 72948,
(202) 482–2769, respectively.
in the National Patterns of Research and November 23, 2015). The FTZ Board has
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
determined that no further review of the
Development report’s tabulations.
activity is warranted at this time. The Background
The availability of state R&D survey production activity described in the The Department published the notice
results are posted to NSF’s Web page notification is authorized, subject to the of initiation of this investigation on
allowing for public access from a variety FTZ Act and the FTZ Board’s August 24, 2015.1 For a complete
of other data users as well. Media, regulations, including Section 400.14, description of the events that followed
university researchers, nonprofit and further subject to a restriction the initiation of this investigation, see
organizations, and foreign government requiring that foreign status textile- the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
officials are also consumers of state R&D based polyester fleece vent pads that is dated concurrently with this
statistics. All users are able to utilize (classified within HTSUS Subheading determination and is hereby adopted by
this information in an attempt to better 5911.90) be admitted to the zone in this notice.2 A list of topics included in
understand the Nation’s R&D resources. privileged foreign status (19 CFR the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
146.41). is included as Appendix II to this
Affected Public: State, local, or tribal
government. Dated: March 1, 2016. notice. The Preliminary Decision
Andrew McGilvray, Memorandum is a public document and
Frequency: Annually.
Executive Secretary. is on file electronically via Enforcement
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. [FR Doc. 2016–05012 Filed 3–4–16; 8:45 am] and Compliance’s Antidumping and
Legal Authority: Title 13, United BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
Countervailing Duty Centralized
States Code, Sections 8(b) and Title 42, Electronic Service System (‘‘ACCESS’’).
United States Code, Sections 1861–76 ACCESS is available to registered users
(National Science Foundation Act of DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE at https://access.trade.gov, and to all
1950, as amended). parties in the Central Records Unit,
International Trade Administration room B8024 of the main Department of
This information collection request Commerce building. In addition, a
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. [A–533–865]
complete version of the Preliminary
Follow the instructions to view Decision Memorandum can be found at
Certain Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products
Department of Commerce collections http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The
From India: Affirmative Preliminary
currently under review by OMB. signed Preliminary Decision
Determination of Sales at Less Than
Written comments and Fair Value and Postponement of Final Memorandum and the electronic
recommendations for the proposed Determination and Extension of
1 See Certain Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products
information collection should be sent Provisional Measures
From Brazil, the People’s Republic of China, India,
within 30 days of publication of this Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Netherlands, the
notice to OIRA_Submission@ AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance,
Russian Federation, and the United Kingdom:
omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806. International Trade Administration, Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 80
Department of Commerce. FR 51198 (August 24, 2015) (‘‘Initiation Notice’’).
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
Dated: March 2, 2016. 2 See Memorandum from Christian Marsh, Deputy
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
Glenna Mickelson, Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and
(the ‘‘Department’’) preliminarily Countervailing Duty Operations, to Paul Piquado,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief determines that certain cold-rolled steel Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Information Officer. flat products (‘‘cold-rolled steel’’) from Compliance ‘‘Decision Memorandum for the
[FR Doc. 2016–04993 Filed 3–4–16; 8:45 am] India are being, or are likely to be, sold Preliminary Determination in the Less-Than-Fair
Value Investigation of Certain Cold-Rolled Steel
BILLING CODE 3510–07–P in the United States at less than fair Flat Products from India’’ (‘‘Preliminary Decision
value (‘‘LTFV’’), as provided in section Memorandum’’), dated concurrently with this
733(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as notice.
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